Dark night, that from the eye his function takes, The ear more quick of apprehension makes; Wherein it dos impair the seeing sense, It pays the hearing double recompense.

• 黑夜使眼睛失去它的作用,但却使耳朵的听觉更为灵敏;它虽然妨碍了视觉的活动,却给予听觉加倍的补偿。